A Sussex beach which has a "photogenic row of colourful beach chalets" has been named one of the best white sand beaches in the UK. West Wittering Beach near Chichester was included on a list from The Telegraph which also featured the likes of Holkham Beach in Norfolk and Kynance Cove in Cornwall. Describing the list, they wrote: "Aquamarine waters, bone-white sands, bleached driftwood.
.. the stuff of holiday brochures and Instagram posts, and designed to lure us to foreign and exotic idylls.
But, hang on; why go abroad? "Look closer to home. Britain’s coastline may not offer the bath-warm temperatures and languid palm trees of, say, the Caribbean, but it has some startling beaches along its varied coastline. And they’re not always where you might think.
" West Wittering Beach was praised for a number of aspects by The Telegraph (Image: Chris Orange) The full list of the best white sand beaches can be found on The Telegraph website here . What was said about West Wittering Beach? The Telegraph praised West Wittering Beach for its "soft, flat sands", shallow waters and how well-organised it was. They wrote: "Okay, so it’s shading into gold, but the long stretch of West Wittering sands that curves round into Chichester Harbour is beach-perfect, with soft, flat sands and a photogenic row of colourful beach chalets.
"The water is clear and shallow – perfect for families – and, to stretch your legs, there’s a lovely walk to the dunes of East Head with views across the h.